影響、操控及欺騙
經濟與煙草商
發佈於 Jan 15, 2025
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終結煙草商的危害會損害經濟嗎?
不會。事實上,煙草商的產品給所有加州人帶來了沉重的代價。從他們造成的成癮和疾病,8 到因為過早離世而帶來失去致親的痛苦,對我們的社區和家庭都造成了深遠且昂貴的影響。
研究發現,加州每年因煙草相關的醫療費用支出高達154億美元。9 這意味著每位加州居民每年平均分攤近400美元的費用,無論他們是否使用煙草產品。9
相比之下,2022-23財年,加州的煙草稅收入約為17億美元。10
很明顯,煙草造成的代價遠遠超過了稅收收入。




「我不賣電子煙。那種醜惡的東西就算有再多的利潤也不值得。」
Maria
洛杉磯,加州
加州為減輕煙草商造成的危害和經濟負擔已經採取了哪些措施?
由於煙草影響到我們所有人,而不僅僅是那些被煙草商引誘成癮的人,加州的領導層展示了一種全面的應對方式,包括社區參與、成癮干預、研究以及具有影響力的公共教育活動,這些措施旨在改變對煙草的社會認知。這種綜合方法的效果遠遠超過僅僅專注於幫助吸煙者戒煙的策略。28
自UNDO計劃啟動以來,已經挽救了超過一百萬條生命。29303132 如今,加州的青少年電子煙使用率是全美最低,成年吸煙率在過去三十年間下降了超過百分之六十,使加州的成年吸煙率在全美排名第三低。1233
自UNDO計劃開始以來,我們為納稅人節省了驚人的五千億美元醫療成本。而且,每投入一美元於煙草控制與預防,加州的醫療成本就減少了二百三十一美元。34
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追究煙草商責任
加州已在保護大眾避免受到其他有害產品的侵害,現在正是該以同樣標準對待煙草商的時候!